Neue Serie: Wie funktioniert moderne Games-PR (I) Tim Pototzki July 03, 2008 – 3 min read Share this post Lively conversations filled the roundtables at First Playable 2026 © Baltimore Society Business The Record-Breaking Edition of First Playable 2026 Confirms the Event's Central Role in the Italian Video Game Industry Advertorial | The eighth edition of IIDEA's First Playable broke records, with over 700 industry professionals attending the event, including 55 international publishers, investors and agencies from 13 countries. Over 150 Italian dev teams and more than 120 freelancers held over 1,250 meetings. By IIDEA • 6 min read Detroit: Become Human studio Quantic Dream is the reason for the strike, says STJV (Quantic Dream) Business STJV Calls for Full French Games Industry Strike French union STJV has called for a strike of the entire French games industry in solidarity with Quantic Dream workers this Thursday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Picture: Pexels/Yan Krukau Business PwC Presents First Results of This Years Global Entertainment and Media Outlook Globally, the entertainment and media sectors are set to grow by an average of 3.4 per cent, reaching a turnover of 4.2 trillion dollars. It is unclear to what extent games will contribute to this growth. According to a media report, PwC forecasts a dip in turnover for the US gaming market in 2027. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions © System Era and Devolver Digital Products Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, System Era and Devolver Digital have released a cooperative space action-adventure game featuring extraction elements on PC and consoles via Early Access. This game is not Astroneer 2.0, and it has had a difficult start. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Products Salmi Games Announces PvE VR Extraction Shooter Drifters: Blackout Crew Munich-based VR games developer Salmi Games, the creators of Sweet Surrender, has unveiled its new project at the VR Games Showcase: the co-op extraction shooter Drifters: Blackout Crew, which is being developed for Meta Quest and SteamVR. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read General Delegate for Quebec in Germany Geneviève Rolland at the National Holiday Reception in Munich (GamesMarket / Pascal Wagner) gamescom Quebec Confirms gamescom Presence In conversation with GamesMarket, Quebec's General Delegate for Germany Geneviève Rolland confirmed that the region would have its own gamescom booth again in 2026. Over 60 people from more than 30 companies will be part of the delegation. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Publishing Wild River Games Expands Horse Club Franchise with Ride West Wild River Games is set to release the next game in the Horse Club franchise from toy manufacturer Schleich this October. ‘Horse Club Ride West’ will be released on 9 October for Switch, PS5, Xbox Series and PC (Steam). By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read astragon and Team17 @ gamescom 2026 © astragon gamescom astragon and Team17 Are Returning to gamescom 2026 Both subsidiaries of the British everplay group, astragon and Team17 will be returning to Cologne for gamescom this year. They will be exhibiting in the entertainment area and business section of the event. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2026 © THQ Nordic Products THQ Nordic's Digital Showcase Returns in August Just like in recent years: THQ Nordic has announced its Digital Showcase 2026 for early August. In just a few weeks, the Austrian publisher will present its line-up across a wide range of its core IPs. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lively conversations filled the roundtables at First Playable 2026 © Baltimore Society Business The Record-Breaking Edition of First Playable 2026 Confirms the Event's Central Role in the Italian Video Game Industry Advertorial | The eighth edition of IIDEA's First Playable broke records, with over 700 industry professionals attending the event, including 55 international publishers, investors and agencies from 13 countries. Over 150 Italian dev teams and more than 120 freelancers held over 1,250 meetings. By IIDEA • 6 min read
Detroit: Become Human studio Quantic Dream is the reason for the strike, says STJV (Quantic Dream) Business STJV Calls for Full French Games Industry Strike French union STJV has called for a strike of the entire French games industry in solidarity with Quantic Dream workers this Thursday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Picture: Pexels/Yan Krukau Business PwC Presents First Results of This Years Global Entertainment and Media Outlook Globally, the entertainment and media sectors are set to grow by an average of 3.4 per cent, reaching a turnover of 4.2 trillion dollars. It is unclear to what extent games will contribute to this growth. According to a media report, PwC forecasts a dip in turnover for the US gaming market in 2027. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions © System Era and Devolver Digital Products Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, System Era and Devolver Digital have released a cooperative space action-adventure game featuring extraction elements on PC and consoles via Early Access. This game is not Astroneer 2.0, and it has had a difficult start. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Products Salmi Games Announces PvE VR Extraction Shooter Drifters: Blackout Crew Munich-based VR games developer Salmi Games, the creators of Sweet Surrender, has unveiled its new project at the VR Games Showcase: the co-op extraction shooter Drifters: Blackout Crew, which is being developed for Meta Quest and SteamVR. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
General Delegate for Quebec in Germany Geneviève Rolland at the National Holiday Reception in Munich (GamesMarket / Pascal Wagner) gamescom Quebec Confirms gamescom Presence In conversation with GamesMarket, Quebec's General Delegate for Germany Geneviève Rolland confirmed that the region would have its own gamescom booth again in 2026. Over 60 people from more than 30 companies will be part of the delegation. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Publishing Wild River Games Expands Horse Club Franchise with Ride West Wild River Games is set to release the next game in the Horse Club franchise from toy manufacturer Schleich this October. ‘Horse Club Ride West’ will be released on 9 October for Switch, PS5, Xbox Series and PC (Steam). By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
astragon and Team17 @ gamescom 2026 © astragon gamescom astragon and Team17 Are Returning to gamescom 2026 Both subsidiaries of the British everplay group, astragon and Team17 will be returning to Cologne for gamescom this year. They will be exhibiting in the entertainment area and business section of the event. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2026 © THQ Nordic Products THQ Nordic's Digital Showcase Returns in August Just like in recent years: THQ Nordic has announced its Digital Showcase 2026 for early August. In just a few weeks, the Austrian publisher will present its line-up across a wide range of its core IPs. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
